Weather in Edmonton in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Edmonton;
Average weather
Average temperature in Edmonton in January
The temperature in January is -3°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +7°C during the day and a minimum of -21°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -3°C to -8°C.
Is Edmonton warm or cold in January?
Edmonton is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -5°C to -6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -13°C to -14°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Edmonton, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Edmonton in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -6°C | -4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -41°C | -42°C | -39°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +11°C | +15°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 4 mm | 1 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 71% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From -5°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -6°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 4 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in December to 5 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Edmonton is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Edmonton?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Edmonton in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+6°C) and the highest in 2023 (+12°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 185 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 848 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Canada
Monthly weather in Edmonton
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Edmonton, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.